44 Conscientious Objectors

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274-295 AD -
Maximilianus - Christian son of a Roman soldier in North Africa. Refused to go to war. Earliest recorded conscientious objector. Became a saint. CO

1888-1960 - Toyohiko Kagawa - Christian pacifist, reformer & labor activist. His desire to help the poor led him to live among them. Established schools, hospitals & churches. P 1888-1966 - Augusto Masetti - Anarchist & anti-militarist.
Involved in a case of insubordination to military orders on October 30,
1911, when the military was leaving for the war in Libya. CO 1888-1988 - Fenner Brockway - Anti-war activist & politician. Statue in London. CO

1919-1957 - Lewis Hill - Co-founder of first listener-supported US radio station & Pacifica Radio network. Committed suicide. CO 1919-2006 - Desmond Doss - Seventh Day Adventist. First US conscientious objector to receive Medal of Honor & one of only three so honored. CO

1920-2006 -
Peter Brock - Peace historian at University of Toronto. Specialized in history of pacifism & Eastern Europe. COP